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3.5 Energy, Climate Change, and Greenhouse Gas emissions <br />1) The opening paragraph states that “There was no response to the Notice of Preparation (NOP) <br />regarding topics addressed in this section of the EIR”. Was the Committee on Energy and the <br />Environment notified and asked to comment? <br />METHODOLOGY AND ASSUMPTIONS <br />2) Greenhouse gas emissions: BAAQMD appears to have given guidance, in particular, regarding <br />the use of qualitative analysis instead of quantitative analysis in some cases. Can you show the <br />documentation which supports this? <br />3) Greenhouse gas emissions: Quantification of GHG emissions appears to be required in <br />subsequent individual project reviews. What is the mechanism to stop or redesign a project if <br />these are shown to be unacceptable, especially if the overall project has already been <br />approved? <br />4) Greenhouse gas emissions – Operational GHG Emissions – Emissions Targets: Could you <br />describe why this “service population” number is used? It appears to dilute the impact of the <br />emissions on residents, so not sure how this is helpful. <br />5) Greenhouse gas emissions – Energy Emissions: There is likely a type-o here. The 3,414 BTU per <br />kWh conversion factor should be 3,412.14 BTU per kWh. Please verify that the correct number <br />is used not just here but in any calculations. <br />6) Table 3.5-8 and 8: 6.4 MTCO2e, or even 5.6 MTCO2e, is significantly larger than the 1.7 MTCO2e <br />criteria, not just inconsistent with SB 32 and EO S-3-05! <br />